Tesnusocaris Explained

Tesnusocaris goldichi is an extinct species of remipedian[1] crustacean that lived in the Pennsylvanian period, one of the two representatives of the extinct remipedian order Enantiopoda.[2] Its fossil is from the Lower Pennsylvanian (Paleozoic, Carboniferous) Tesnus formation, Texas.[3] The other known enantiopod remipedian is Cryptocaris hootchi of the Mazon Creek fauna.

Notes and References

  1. Neiber, Marco T., et al. "Global biodiversity and phylogenetic evaluation of Remipedia (Crustacea)." PLoS One 6.5 (2011): e19627.
  2. Marco T. Neiber . Tamara R. Hartke . Torben Stemme . Alexandra Bergmann . Jes Rust . Thomas M. Iliffe . Stefan Koenemann . amp . 2011 . Global biodiversity and phylogenetic evaluation of Remipedia (Crustacea) . . 6 . 5 . e19627 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0019627 . 21625553 . 3098257 . 2011PLoSO...619627N . free .
  3. H. K. Brooks . 1955 . A crustacean from the Tesnus formation (Pennsylvanian) of Texas . . 29 . 5 . 852–856 . 1300405.

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